Watts says it appears Sheddrick Miller shot his family, then turned the gun on himself. Deputies say they found a gun beside his body.

An exact time of death has not been determined.

A relative found their bodies inside the family's home on Forest Walk Court in Irmo Wednesday morning. Richland County deputies say the relative had gone over to the place because she hadn't heard from Sheddrick Miller in several days.

The circumstances surrounding the shooting remain under investigation.